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Preparing With Action
Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

Preparing With Action

There are a million ways to distract ourselves from our purpose.  We can even distract ourselves with preparation.  We can study, research, think, talk, and listen our way out of the action we know deep down that we need to take.  It is easy to tell when we are doing this, but that does not … Continue reading Preparing With Action

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Out Of Control
Posted on April 3, 2021

Out Of Control

No matter how hard we try, we cannot control every aspect of every circumstance we find ourselves in.  How we deal with this lack of control will largely determine how happy we are from day to day.  The fact is that most of what happens in our lives is out of our hands.  We cannot … Continue reading Out Of Control

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Plans Change
Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020

Plans Change

Plans are meant to change. They are just an outline. The details are filled in by life’s circumstances. We can try to mitigate all risk and cover all contingencies, but we cannot account for every possible variable, especially variables that are impossible to predict. Our success is determined by our ability to adapt to the … Continue reading Plans Change

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On Mitigating Risk
Posted on September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

On Mitigating Risk

No good argument can be made for taking risk unnecessarily when the same or better outcome can be had by mitigating risk instead. Risk, alone, is of no real value. In fact, unnecessary risk is detrimental to our survival, progress, and success. Proper research, planning, and preparation will guarantee us the outcomes we want far … Continue reading On Mitigating Risk

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Easy Requires Effort
Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

Easy Requires Effort

It takes a lot of planning and preparation for things to be easy. There is a lot of effort and hard work that goes into things running smoothly. It does not just happen on its own. We need to plan, prepare, and set up the conditions for things to go well. Things still may not … Continue reading Easy Requires Effort

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